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Geelong and Brisbane’s top 5 most important players
SEN • September 25th, 2025 11:22 am
SEN Breakfast’s Garry Lyon and Tim Watson has identified who they believe to be the most important players in this year’s AFL Grand Final.
Lyon and Watson assessed both Geelong and Brisbane to came up with the five players they feel are most vital to their club’s premiership fortunes.
The Cats and Lions clash in the season decider at the MCG this Saturday from 2:30pm AEST.
See their lists below:
Top 5 most important - Geelong
LyonPatrick DangerfieldMark BlicavsTom AtkinsMax HolmesJeremy Cameron
WatsonPatrick DangerfieldMark BlicavsTom AtkinsMax HolmesJeremy Cameron
Top 5 most important - Brisbane
LyonJosh DunkleyHugh McCluggageHarris AndrewsWill AshcroftLogan Morris
WatsonHarris AndrewsJosh DunkleyHugh McCluggageDayne ZorkoWill Ashcroft
Watson: “I almost had Darcy Wilmot in my top five. I think he’s a back-half superstar.”
Bottom of the depth chart
They also looked at the other end of the importance scale, highlighting the ‘bottom of the depth’ chart at each club.
Watson: “The exercise was how good are these teams when you actually look and try to work out who might be their five least effective talented players.”
Lyon: “These so-called bottom five or least effective would be in the top five at other teams. That’s why they’re in the Grand Final.
“We’re not trying to run these players down, we’re just trying to get a sense of the depth.”
Geelong
LyonJack BowesJhye ClarkRhys StanleyJack MartinShannon Neale
WatsonJhye ClarkJack MartinJack BowesBrad CloseLawson Humphries
Watson: “That’s how good they are. I was actually struggling to work out who might be their bottom five players.”
Lyon: “They haven’t really got a bottom five.”
Brisbane
LyonSam MarshallBruce RevilleLevi AshcroftTy GallopOscar McInerney
WatsonSam MarshallBruce RevilleTy GallopLevi AshcroftDarcy Fort
Lyon: “That gives you some indication as to why these two teams are in the Grand Final.”
The two then discussed their selections further:
